Why is it der Satiriker?
Satiriker ends in -er, and most nouns ending in -er are masculine: in a German dictionary, 86% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -er der
Examples
[1] "But London was well cared for with his own satirist and did not need any imports from Bristolä"
[1] „Doch London war mit eigenen Satirikern gut versorgt und brauchte keine Importe aus Bristol.“
[1] "He is a satirist, but not a moralist and even less moral judge"
[1] „Er ist Satiriker, aber kein Moralist und noch weniger Sittenrichter.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Satiriker | die Satiriker |
| Genitiv | des Satirikers | der Satiriker |
| Dativ | dem Satiriker | den Satirikern |
| Akkusativ | den Satiriker | die Satiriker |
Pronunciation
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